James Pickett wrote an uplifting piece on VB back in September last year about a new Arreton Hare and Magpie sculpture in Arreton.
We were saddened to hear from him that during Saturday night someone must have taken a chainsaw to the sculpture, chopped off the hare and damaged the other section too.
Distressed
Arreton village is deeply distressed by this and are at a loss as to why anyone would do it.
We spoke to Robin Oulton, chairman of council at Arreton, who made it clear that many were upset about it, also pointing out that “the really sad thing is that it was part of the original tree that had been there for years.”
Information please
Anyone hearing any information or of someone selling a wooden hare, please get in touch with the town clerk, Pat Philips on 863129.
If you did it and have had second thoughts, they’d greatly appreciate it if you could leave it somewhere and let them know where to pick it up.
Where is it?
You’ve probably see it before as it’s become a local landmark, sitting on the other side of the road as you come to the end of Downend Road, at the junction of the A3056.
The first three shots below show it when it was first created, the rest the state it’s in now. Click on the photos to see them larger.
